BKV Budapest controls all forms of public transportation in Budapest and thus connects different parts of the city with each other.
BKV Budapest is a company which looks after the various modes of public transport in the city. It was established as the Budapesti Kozlekedesi Vallalat or the Mass Transport Company of Budapest. At present it is known as Budapesti Kozlekedesi Zrt or the Mass Transport Company of Budapest.
BKV-Modes of transport
The BKV is responsible for the operations of all major forms of public transport. These include the trams, buses, the HEV or the suburban railway and metro. The BKV is in charge of 34 tram tracks in the city. The trams had always been a characteristic of the streets of Budapest. One of the tracks lines 4-6 is considered to have the highest capacity amongst all other European nations. The trams are known as Villamos in the local language and these run along side the Danube River on the Pest side of it. The trams have stoppages at
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every station.
Another interesting mode of public transport in the city is the trolley buses. They run on electricity. There are 14 tracks meant for the movement of these trolley buses all of which are located on the Pest side.
Buses in Budapest are the most widely used form of public transportation. There are approximately 200 bus routes in the city. People on the Buda side of the river mainly travel by buses as it provides easy access. The bus service begins quite early, at about 4.30 in the morning and they operate till 11.30 in the night. Night buses are also available. The BKV provides map which include all the vital information about the bus routes and their timings.
The BKV also runs the HEV or the suburban railways. It serves to link the city center with other areas beyond the city boundaries. There are four tracks on which the HEV functions. Tourists very often use the line at Szentendre for traveling to this part of the city.
BKV manages the whole system of transportation quite effectively and thus keeps the people on the move.
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